Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1887-12-06
SHOT IN THE BREAST.
James Brady Seriously Wounded.

A NUMBER or yoUNs NEGRO MEN CHARGED WITH
THE REVOLVER FIRING WHICH INFLICTED THE
INJURY.
During the past few weeks residents of South
Washington I'm the neighborhood OF LIST and K to
M streets have been annoyed by the frequent firing
OF pistols In that locality at night IL Is said that
there is crowd or colored boys, ali under twenty
years OF age, who coDgregate about there and
carry revolvers. week ago Sunday night the
police heard number Of pistol shots fired, but
were unable to ind the guilty parties Last night
about O'Clock near the corner OF LIST and streets
three shots were fired, 1t is alleged by members Of
the gang above mentioned. and JAS. Brady, a
young white man, received one OF the bullets in
his left breast just under the NIPPLE inflicting
serious and perhaps fatal wound Brady, with
three or four companions, was in Daniel Flynn's
been In the saloon some minutes and Brady was
singing when Jasper jackson and other colored
boys entered jackson, in an insulting manner,
asked "how many more songs you going 70
slng?" The proprietor saw that there was trouble
ahead and called on one OF his employees to put Jack
son out OF the saloon, which he did, and In so do
Ing, he says he felt a pistol in Jacksons pocket.
Jacksons colored friends followed and made no
further disturbance. The white men in the saloon
did not anticipate any further trouble, and when
they left the saloon few minutes later they were
surprised TO find crowd Of negroes on the outside
far the negroes beaan t nnS Three shots We're
fired, as stated, and Brady fell 10 the sidewalk.
The negroes escaped. OffcerS Walsh and Lewis
TOOK charge OF the injured man, and removed him
TO the police station, where he was attended by
DIR. Holden. The wound was OF such a serious
nature that the doctor ordered the patients re-
m0val 10 the Providence hospital, where he was
taken. The officers then started In pursuit Of the
negroes, and later in the night they arrested
Jasper jackson and John stevenson, aged respec-
lively sixteen and seventeen years, and they
were placed behind the bars, charged with assault
and battery with intent TO Kill. To-day In the
Police Court the case was continued indefinitely.
There is another boy who, the officers were i'm
formed, also fired one shot, but he has not yet
been arrested
Criminal Court Juries Organized.
JUDGE MoNrGOhERY's CHARGE TO THE GRAND JURY.
In the Criminal Court, Judge Montgomery, this
morning, the following names of persons drawn
TO I'LL the Juries were called:
Grand jury-James Ii. McGill, j. r. Riggles,
c. A. Acker, Daniel Loughran, p. ii. Heiskell,
VIM. Linkins, Joseph Scott, w. E. Easton, p. Ii.
Minnix, Levy Frey, p. NJ. Cooke, II. A. Griswold.
Petit jury. Z. Stanford w. ID. Wyvill, Angus
tus Lepreux, I. p. MeNantz, C. X. Judson, o. o.
Steale, Henry ID. Green, Charles W. Wood. George
Acton, Vim. kiescker. ii. T.lBart, Edw. Caverly,
Robert I. Heiston, Benjamin Libbey. IT,, b. p.
Davis, Lloyd Douglass, and X. w. Walker.
llnkins and Joseph Scott Jailed 10 answer MeSsrs.
J. II. McGiil, L. Frey, d. Loughran p. H. Heiskell,
). ~ Acker, Pete Harvey, and - Ashford were
THE GRAND JURY
is composed Of the following: H. A. Griswold, fore
man; Charles Schneider, W. b. Marche, M. G.
Copeland, Alpheus Middleton, W. Beckett, Percy
Metger August Severs W. M. Frank Alfred Pope,
Carl Auerbach, John Rogers, Summervilie Mar
bury, j. Ii. NJ Mcdowell, j. Cagett Waters, ThoS
l. WiltDerger, E. Murray, James Boyer, James ID.
Appleby, j.. u. Riggles, Pitt Cooke, w. b. Easton
and p H. Minnix.
THE J. ICES CHARGE TO THE GRAND JURY.
Mr.. II. A. Griswold was selected as foreman OF
the grand jury and sworn. and, the Others having
been sworn, the judge charged them as to their
duties, admonishing them to be careful to allow
no hearsay witnesses in the room, ana while they
may hear all the eye-witnesseS TO onense, 1t Is
not expected that they viii anticipate the de-
tense. They were TO hear cases as the district
attorney presents them, such cases as the court
shall call their attention to- and such cases as may
come under their observation.
THE PETIT JURY.
OF those summoned as petit jurors the following
failed to answer: j. G. Bates, W. Kiesecker, A.
Lepreux jr., c. II. White, F. p. McNantz and c. X.
Jordan. The following were excused: W. d. Wy
VIII. B. p. Davis, Lloyd Douglass and o. q. steady
The grand jurors at once retired, and with the
petit jurors the court proceeded TO the trial OF
cases on the docket.
THE PETIT JURORS
are: Andrew Archer, John inland, James c.
Brooke, r. c. Douglass, j. Taylor Motter, Evan
Lyon, G. W. Walker, R l. White, George W.
Jones, George Wilson, Jr.. James Kicks I. Ii. G.
TODD, Cornelius Burlew, j. w. jackson, Ross
Thompson, E II. Hickman, r. 7. Huston, c. E.
stanford. ii. ID. Green, r. w. walker, j. E. Ben
nett, F. b. Libby, Jr., c. W. Wood, George Acton,
H. +. Bart and Edward Caverly.